News
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Alitalia to sign JV
Thursday | Jun 24 2010ALITALIA is expected to shortly announce it will sign on with fellow SkyTeam carrier’s Delta Air Lines and Air France/KLM in their anti-trust immunity joint venture on transAtlantic flights.
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MH tickets on iPad
Thursday | Jun 24 2010MALAYSIA Airlines and air transport IT specialist SITA have launched an airport kiosk to sell airline tickets in Kuala Lumpur using the Apple iPad.
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Dubai May no’s up
Thursday | Jun 24 2010DUBAI Airports has reported a rise of 13.6% in passenger traffic for the month of May, compared to the same time last year.
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Carnival shuffles
Thursday | Jun 24 2010CARNIVAL Cruise Lines in the US has announced it will base the 3,690 passenger Carnival Magic at Galverston in Texas year-round from 14 Nov, offering seven-day voyages to the Caribbean.
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ZQN snow dump
Thursday | Jun 24 2010QUEENSTOWN recorded 15cm of fresh snow at its Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski resorts yesterday.
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Tempo showcases Dubai
Thursday | Jun 24 2010Tempo Holidays hosted the top selling Travellers Choice agents on a famil to Dubai. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4731748538/
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Happier days with Verbeek
Thursday | Jun 24 2010SOUTH African Airlines National Sales Manager Ian Robinson and South African Tourism’s Rob Gurr were hosting a group of agents at the Bukubung Game Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park this week ahead of the Australia vs Ghana match. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4731731322/
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EY incident at JFK
Thursday | Jun 24 2010AN Etihad Airways A340 aircraft landing at New York’s JFK airport on 17 Jun took out a couple of runway edge lights during landing as a result of strong winds.
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Clarke blasts IATA md
Thursday | Jun 24 2010WEBJET md David Clarke has reacted strongly to comments by IATA md Giovanni Bisignani which accused GDSs of being “leeches” on airlines (TD yesterday).
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Disney residential
Thursday | Jun 24 2010WALT Disney World Resort in Florida has unveiled its long awaited residential resort community dubbed Golden Oak.